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In the Midst of… 在…之中

Pandemic opera is a new format of opera due to the pandemic that began in 2019 which will be presented online without geographical and time constraints. “In the midst of…” is a multi-media work that takes inspiration from different poems written by outstanding poets from Hong Kong and various places worldwide. The opera’s theme and artistic presentation are related to pandemic, masks, and future possibilities.

In the Midst of… 在…之中

12- 16 May 2021

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  • On Website

Duration: TBC / Language: English, Mandarin 普通話 & Cantonese 粵語


Pandemic opera is a new format of opera due to the pandemic that began in 2019 which will be presented online without geographical and time constraints. “In the midst of…” is a multi-media work that takes inspiration from different poems written by outstanding poets from Hong Kong and various places worldwide. The opera’s theme and artistic presentation are related to pandemic, masks, and future possibilities.

The opera works like a TV series with short episodes published per month. The music is written for voices (opera, Cantonese opera, poets’ voices), instruments (Western instruments, Chinese instruments, and more), and electronics. The opera will be sung in mainly Cantonese, English, and Mandarin.

受全球疫情啟發「疫症歌劇」,是嶄新的線上虛擬多媒體歌劇演出。《在…之中》是以2019年開始的疫情為題材,並以一些來自香港和世界各地的詩作為靈感來源,而這些詩作都是以疫情、口罩及未來願景為題。這部歌劇將會像電視連續劇般 (每一至兩個月一集) 於各社交媒體上作串流播放 (@in.the.midst.of)。該節目運用了不同的音樂風格、中西樂器和來自世界各地的樂器、電子音樂、詩人、歌劇唱者、粵劇唱者等等的聲音來進行音樂和多媒體創作。是次製作會以廣東話、英語及普通話為主唱語言。

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Team

Episode 1

Artistic Team

Hippocrates Cheng 鄭靖楠 – Producer, Composer, Artistic Director 

James Cheung 張子謙 – Multimedia Artist 

Eilly Li 李鎧而– Visual Artist 

Steffi Leung 梁芷菁 – Video and Project Coordinator 

Poet & Poem

POET: Joshua Ip (For Episode 1)

POEM: Your Message is Taking Longer than Usual to Send 《送遠》

Performers

Samson Chow 周殷豪 – Receiver (Tenor)

Amanda Ng 吳詩琪 – Terminator (Soprano) 

Susanna Leung 梁頴思 – Sender (Alto)

East Butt 畢曉東 – Sender (Tenor)

Ximple Shum 沈博文 – Sender (Baritone)

Orchestra

Phoebe Kam 金寧兒 – Flute

David Tong 唐書堯 – Recorder

Steffi Leung 梁芷菁 – Chromatic Harmonica

Willis Tsoi 蔡暐彥 – Suona

Katy Webb – Horn

Jacob Kopis – Tuba

Eddie Kung 宮嘉豪 – Zhongruan

Jenny Pang 彭泳汶 – Pipa

Joey Ho 何沛彥 – Violin

Joshua Wat 屈正熙 – Viola

Erica Wong 王爾琪 – Cello

Ip Cheng Xin 葉承欣 – Percussion

Episode 2 

Artistic Team

Hippocrates Cheng 鄭靖楠 – Producer, Composer, Artistic Director 

Hugo Chan 陳傲峰 – Video Director and Editor 

Eilly Li 李鎧而 – Visual Artist 

Steffi Leung 梁芷菁 – Assistant Director, Video and Project Coordinator

Chloe Au 歐穎芝 – Terminator (On Screen) and Choreographer 

Marjorie Chan 陳芷晴 – Subtitle Translator

Poet & Poem

POET: Chris Song 宋子江 (For Episode 2)

POEM: Song of Despair in the Time of Pandemic 《肺炎時期的抒情》

Performers

Amanda Ng 吳詩琪 – Terminator (Soprano) 

Samson Chow 周殷豪 – Receiver (Tenor)

Keith Yeung 楊健平 – Absorber (Cantonese Opera Actor)

Susanna Leung 梁頴思 – Sender (Alto)

East Butt 畢曉東 – Sender (Tenor)

Ximple Shum 沈博文 – Sender (Baritone)

Orchestra

Phoebe Kam 金寧兒 – Flute

David Tong 唐書堯 – Recorder

Steffi Leung 梁芷菁 – Chromatic Harmonica

Willis Tsoi 蔡暐彥 – Suona

Katy Webb – Horn

Jacob Kopis – Tuba

Eddie Kung 宮嘉豪 – Zhongruan

Jenny Pang 彭泳汶 – Pipa

Joey Ho 何沛彥 – Violin

Joshua Wat 屈正熙 – Viola

Erica Wong 王爾琪 – Cello

Ip Cheng Xin 葉承欣 – Percussion

Episode 3 

Artistic Team

Hippocrates Cheng 鄭靖楠 – Producer, Composer, Artistic Director 

Steffi Leung 梁芷菁 – Director of Photography and Editor 

Eilly Li 李鎧而 – Visual Artist 

Chloe Au 歐穎芝 – Terminator (On Screen) and Choreographer 

Marjorie Chan 陳芷晴 – Subtitle Translator

Poet & Poem

POET: Oscar Kung 龔灝浚 (For Episode 3) 

POEM: Annoyance 《未淨》

Performers

Keith Yeung 楊健平 – Absorber (Cantonese Opera Actor)

Susanna Leung 梁頴思 – Sender (Alto)

East Butt 畢曉東 – Sender (Tenor)

Ximple Shum 沈博文 – Sender (Baritone)

Orchestra

Phoebe Kam 金寧兒 – Flute

David Tong 唐書堯 – Recorder

Steffi Leung 梁芷菁 – Chromatic Harmonica

Willis Tsoi 蔡暐彥 – Suona

Katy Webb – Horn

Jacob Kopis – Tuba

Eddie Kung 宮嘉豪 – Zhongruan

Jenny Pang 彭泳汶 – Pipa

Joey Ho 何沛彥 – Violin

Joshua Wat 屈正熙 – Viola

Erica Wong 王爾琪 – Cello

Ip Cheng Xin 葉承欣 – Percussion

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